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# Explore from Study Inspector

Learn how to explore a filtered set of studies.

Use **Explore from Study Inspector t**o explore what PICOs recur in a filtered set of studies, which topics and keywords dominate, how publication dates are distributed across your review's studies and more. It runs the same analysis as **Search Exploration.**

### Run Explore On A Filtered Set

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#### Filter The Study List

In **Study Inspector**, filter the studies you want to explore. See [Filter Studies.](/review-workflow/study-inspector/filter-studies.md)
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#### Run Explore

Select **Explore** in the bottom left.

<figure><img src="https://305208404-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fxb7uNGATUgwQAjDVQRXG%2Fuploads%2FOHI6W51XMzV2UKTqSfsX%2Fexplore.png?alt=media&amp;token=cd9c2edc-1ba8-43b0-9ba5-e4d0354c4626" alt="Study Inspector with the Explore option in the bottom-left corner."><figcaption><p>Select <strong>Explore</strong> after filtering the study list.</p></figcaption></figure>
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#### Review The Outputs

Review PICOs, study type, study location, study size, topics, acronyms, keywords, and publication-date distribution.

<figure><img src="https://305208404-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fxb7uNGATUgwQAjDVQRXG%2Fuploads%2FnRg8N8PGboivG6YeRp9K%2Fexplore%20inspector.png?alt=media&amp;token=2c268352-27d7-423e-ac9a-869149de0b44" alt="Explore results showing summaries of PICOs, study characteristics, topics, acronyms, keywords, and publication-date distribution."><figcaption><p>Explore summarizes the studies returned by your current filter.</p></figcaption></figure>
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### Implications

Explore reflects whatever filter is currently applied, including an empty filter, which includes every study in the nest.

### FAQs

<details>

<summary>Can I run Explore on excluded studies?</summary>

Yes. Explore works on whatever your current filter returns, so filter to Final Screening Status: Excluded first if that's the set you want to see.

</details>

<details>

<summary>How is this different from Search Exploration?</summary>

Same underlying tools, different scope and stage. Search Exploration works on current live search results that are not yet in your nest; Explore runs on studies in your nest. It uses any current Study Inspector filter, at any point in your workflow, and adds a publication-date snapshot that Search Exploration doesn't show.

</details>

<details>

<summary>Does Explore read full texts or abstracts?</summary>

Like Search Exploration, Explore reads abstracts.

</details>

### Next Steps

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-magnifying-glass">:magnifying-glass:</i><br><strong>Search Exploration</strong></td><td>Explore fresh search results before adding them to a nest.</td><td><a href="/review-workflow/literature-search/ai-tools-in-search/search-exploration.md">Search Exploration</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-filter">:filter:</i><br><strong>Filter Studies</strong></td><td>Select the study set you want to explore.</td><td><a href="/review-workflow/study-inspector/filter-studies.md">Filter Studies</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-code-branch">:code-branch:</i><br><strong>Advanced Study Inspector</strong></td><td>Build Boolean filters for complex study sets.</td><td><a href="/review-workflow/study-inspector/filter-studies/advanced-study-inspector.md">Advanced Study Inspector</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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